diff --git a/modules/video_capture/linux/video_capture_v4l2.cc b/modules/video_capture/linux/video_capture_v4l2.cc
index 7a70c2ff88..377c1ec878 100644
--- a/modules/video_capture/linux/video_capture_v4l2.cc
+++ b/modules/video_capture/linux/video_capture_v4l2.cc
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ VideoCaptureModuleV4L2::~VideoCaptureModuleV4L2() {
 int32_t VideoCaptureModuleV4L2::StartCapture(
     const VideoCaptureCapability& capability) {
   RTC_DCHECK_RUN_ON(&api_checker_);
-  RTC_CHECK_RUNS_SERIALIZED(&capture_checker_);
 
   if (_captureStarted) {
     if (capability == _requestedCapability) {
@@ -122,6 +121,13 @@ int32_t VideoCaptureModuleV4L2::StartCapture(
     }
   }
 
+  // We don't want members above to be guarded by capture_checker_ as
+  // it's meant to be for members that are accessed on the API thread
+  // only when we are not capturing. The code above can be called many
+  // times while sharing instance of VideoCaptureV4L2 between websites
+  // and therefore it would not follow the requirements of this checker.
+  RTC_CHECK_RUNS_SERIALIZED(&capture_checker_);
+
   // Set a baseline of configured parameters. It is updated here during
   // configuration, then read from the capture thread.
   configured_capability_ = capability;
@@ -283,6 +289,7 @@ int32_t VideoCaptureModuleV4L2::StartCapture(
 
   _requestedCapability = capability;
   _captureStarted = true;
+  _streaming = true;
 
   // start capture thread;
   if (_captureThread.empty()) {
@@ -310,10 +317,12 @@ int32_t VideoCaptureModuleV4L2::StopCapture() {
     _captureThread.Finalize();
   }
 
+  _captureStarted = false;
+
   RTC_CHECK_RUNS_SERIALIZED(&capture_checker_);
   MutexLock lock(&capture_lock_);
-  if (_captureStarted) {
-    _captureStarted = false;
+  if (_streaming) {
+    _streaming = false;
 
     DeAllocateVideoBuffers();
     close(_deviceFd);
@@ -397,7 +406,7 @@ bool VideoCaptureModuleV4L2::DeAllocateVideoBuffers() {
 }
 
 bool VideoCaptureModuleV4L2::CaptureStarted() {
-  RTC_CHECK_RUNS_SERIALIZED(&capture_checker_);
+  RTC_DCHECK_RUN_ON(&api_checker_);
   return _captureStarted;
 }
 
@@ -434,7 +443,7 @@ bool VideoCaptureModuleV4L2::CaptureProcess() {
       return true;
     }
 
-    if (_captureStarted) {
+    if (_streaming) {
       struct v4l2_buffer buf;
       memset(&buf, 0, sizeof(struct v4l2_buffer));
       buf.type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE;
diff --git a/modules/video_capture/linux/video_capture_v4l2.h b/modules/video_capture/linux/video_capture_v4l2.h
index 0191e41876..9bc4ce8402 100644
--- a/modules/video_capture/linux/video_capture_v4l2.h
+++ b/modules/video_capture/linux/video_capture_v4l2.h
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ class VideoCaptureModuleV4L2 : public VideoCaptureImpl {
   int32_t _buffersAllocatedByDevice RTC_GUARDED_BY(capture_lock_);
   VideoCaptureCapability configured_capability_
       RTC_GUARDED_BY(capture_checker_);
-  bool _captureStarted RTC_GUARDED_BY(capture_checker_);
+  bool _streaming RTC_GUARDED_BY(capture_checker_);
+  bool _captureStarted RTC_GUARDED_BY(api_checker_);
   struct Buffer {
     void* start;
     size_t length;